"I'm 19 and playing in the first AFL Women's Grand Final – how good's that?" a beaming Marinoff said after the Crows' hard-fought win over Collingwood last Sunday.

Marinoff has been a crucial link in Adelaide's premiership charge, second at the club for disposals behind co-captain Erin Phillips and ranking sixth in the competition for contested possessions.

The youngster, who was nominated for the NAB AFL Women's Rising Star award in the first round, enjoys slicing and dicing her opponents on the field as well, laying 21 more tackles than any other player in the competition.